Collection

Catholic Action Network for Social Justice (CAN) Records

Span Dates: 1999-2015
Bulk Dates:
Volume: 2.5 linear ft.

Description

The Catholic Action Network Collection is comprised of four series - (1) Administrative Records, (2) Publications and Publicity, (3) Actions, Events, and Programs, and (4) Financial Records. Of particular interest is Series 1, which documents the mission of the organization and includes the executive board and planning minutes in which much of the operational planning of the organization is contained, as well as Series 3, which comprises the bulk of the material and documents many of the actions, events, and programs organized by CAN during its 16-year existence. Our Holy Families (LGBT) Actions, 2003-2006 is the file directly related to LGBTQ actions.

Hist/Bio Note

The Catholic Action Network (CAN), a non-profit organization, organized a variety of actions, events, and programs in support of racial justice, women's rights and the equality of women within the Catholic Church, environmental justice, LGBTQ equality, labor justice, international peace and trade justice, and similar causes in the Saint Louis area. The organization closed in 2015 after the establishment of the Peace and Justice Commission was established by the Archdiocese of Saint Louis.

Finding Aid

An online finding aid is available.
https://archives.slu.edu/repositories/2/resources/204

Location

The collection is housed at the Saint Louis University Archives Repository Pius XII Memorial Library 3650 Lindell Blvd. St. Louis Missouri 63108 United States
https://lib.slu.edu/archives-records-management/

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